Heel.



. pended claim.

:www eraan@ naar ornata nonnina' ai. nora, or' narrante, iniciar-anni To ad whom 'it ma' confiera.

Be it lrnownt at l, VROBERT J. Born, a subject of the'King of Great Britain, residing at Det-miamL the county of Wayne and State of Miehigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Heels, of

.which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to heels for boots or shoes adapted to prevent slip} ing or skidding and arranged to provide also for a cushion if desired. V e

' The invention consists in the-matters hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the ap- In the' drawings, F igure l is a view in per spective of a heei thatembodies features of lthe invention; Fig. Q-is abottoni plan view thereof with theresilient body or block reinovedg' Fig..3,is` a view in section showing'. the adaptation of the heel for a cushion" tread; and Fi g. 4 isa'view in transverse section showing the arrangement ot' the heel to prevent slipping. A

Referring to the drawings, a body l of a heel built of the usual material arranged in lifts, is recessed on its base to receive a cup {Zlof thin sheet metal or like material which 1s" secured 1n place as by screws 3 or like ysuitable means'. The edge portion 4i of the cup is arranged to project a little from the base of the heel when the latter is new and asthe latter wears away presents a thin edge which cuts into and holds the heel firmly on an otherwiseslippery surface. 'llie cavity of the cup is filled with a body 5 oil resilient material adapted to normally project beyond the surface of the heel as a cushion and secured in place by a suitable screw (i or the Spseicationoi' Lettersl Patent.

Application tiled December a, 1912.

danni..

, ila-touted Jan. 5, 19115..

serial np. vai-,ear

in any direction. t;

Obviously, changes in the detalls of convstruction may bedmade without departing from the spirituo my invention and l' do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What i claim is A heel having a concave recess formed centrally in the bottom thereof, a metallic cup snugly engaging the walls of said recess and secured therein at diametrically opposed points and presenting an annular edge depending froin said heel and removed from the side edges of said heel.) and a resilient` block mounted in said cup and fastened centrally thereto with the fa sfening means countersunlr in said block, said block having a convex surface engaging the walls of said cup and the remaining surface of said block being removed from the plaine of the annular edge of said cup.

in testimony whe ."eof l affix. my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

ROBERT J. BOYD.

Witnesses Lewis E. liLANnnns, ANNA M Donn. 

